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Applying the Principle of Least Privilege to User Accounts on Windows XP

Brief Description
This technical white paper describes the least-privileged user account approach and provides information on related tools and resources.

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File Name:Least_Privilege_to_User_Accounts_on_Windows_XP.doc
Version:1
Date Published:1/18/2006
Language:English
Download Size:208 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K

Overview

This 100-level technical white paper provides information on the principle of least privilege and describes how to apply it to user accounts on Windows XP. The paper covers the following topics:

  • Risks associated with administrative privileges

  • Definition of the principle of least privilege

  • Definition of the least-privileged user account (LUA) approach

  • Benefits of the LUA approach

  • Risk, security, usability, and cost tradeoffs

  • Implementing the LUA approach

  • Future developments


This paper also describes at a high-level the issues that affect implementation of the LUA approach and provides useful links to other online resources that explain these concepts in more detail.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP
  • Microsoft Word is required to view the documentation.

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